Summertime creativity

Even though we aren't doing school, the kids don't get to have the entire day to waste. We still meet for a short while each morning to read from a book (currently, Names of God), during which time the kids can draw or color. To help them, I have brought home Ed Emberly's drawing books. They have really enjoyed his thumbprint book. Here is Dot's "choir" picture, full of action.

Jamie, on the other hand, has decided to move into more 3D artwork. Actually, he only decided this during dinner the other night. (Our children do not like eggs right now, and I have been trying different ways of cooking them to see if they will change their minds. So far, no luck.) We had soft-cooked eggs, which while they weren't good enough to tempt them to eat, they were terribly fun to crack open and spill out over the plate. This is Jamie's "mess of eggs."

My sewing machine has been busy. Not only have I made many pieces of clothing, I have also begun a series of baby quilts (there are lots of church babies due this summer!). The first was for a mom of two boys who is expecting her first girl. She loves shabby chic, so I made a simple 9-patch quilt and added in blocks with rosettes. Very girly!